Accounting Project Manager
Company Background:
Gilt Groupe provides invitation-only access to high-end fashion and luxury brands at highly discounted prices. The company currently works with a roster of nearly 400 up-and-coming and established brands in the women's, men's, children's, beauty, and home fashion categories.
Gilt Groupe was founded by an experienced team with proven track records at successful luxury fashion companies. Gilt Groupe is a fully funded company and is currently based in the vibrant Chelsea neighborhood in New York City.
Job Description:
Reporting to the Controller, the Accounting Project Manager will be responsible for routinely reviewing all business processes that have financial impact, to ensure compliance and drive remediation as needed. The successful candidate will partner with the Finance and Accounting teams and serve as a liaison with other business process leads in order to implement financial-driven initiatives.
Responsibilities:
• Coordinate changes in current business processes with all involved departments and ensure implementation is in accordance with desired control environment (e.g. SOX compliance)
• Research and understand how accounting pronouncements impact existing and new business proposals as well as business model changes; evaluate their impact, and propose the necessary considerations to Senior Management
• Participate in scoping of company initiatives and represent accounting, financial reporting and risk management perspective
• Work with Technology department to ensure proper account mapping from data warehouse to G/L
• Assist controller with any ad-hoc requests
Qualifications:
• BS in Accounting
• CPA License
• Minimum 3 years in Public Accounting (Big 4 preferable)
• Knowledge of GAAP and FASB
• Project Management skills
• Knowledge of IT Systems/databases
• Experience with Sarbanes Oxley implementation and/or development of a control environment
• Exceptional verbal/written communication skills
• Extremely flexible and ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills
• Willing to work a minimum of 40 hours per week
• Experience with international business a plus
If interested, please send your resume to [email protected]
